Air conditioner for vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle air conditioner has an air conditioning unit for generating conditioned air, first and second roof outlets for blowing the air toward heads of passengers on second and third seat rows, rear face outlets for blowing the air toward an upper body of the passenger on the second seat row, a first rear foot outlet for blowing the air toward feet of the passenger on the second seat row, a second rear foot outlet for blowing the air toward calves of the passenger on the second seat row, a third rear foot outlet for blowing the air toward feet of the passenger on the third seat row, first and second pillar outlets for blowing the air toward side window glasses on sides of the second and third seat rows, and a rear side outlet for blowing the air toward upper legs of the passenger on the second seat row.

1 . An air conditioner for a vehicle having at least a first seat row, a second seat row and a third seat row in a passenger compartment, the first seat row, the second seat row and the third seat row being arranged behind each other along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the air conditioner comprising:
 an air conditioning unit capable of generating a conditioned air;   a first roof outlet disposed on a ceiling of the passenger compartment and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a head area of a passenger seated on the second seat row;   a second roof outlet disposed on the ceiling and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a head area of a passenger seated on the third seat row;   a rear face outlet disposed adjacent to a backrest of the first seat row and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward an upper body area of the passenger seated on the second seat row;   a first rear foot outlet disposed adjacent to a lower portion of the second seat row and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a foot area of the passenger seated on the second seat row;   a second rear foot outlet disposed adjacent to a lower portion of the second seat row and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a lower leg area of the passenger seated on the second seat row;   a third rear foot outlet disposed adjacent to a lower portion of the third seat row and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a foot area of the passenger seated on the third seat row;   a first pillar outlet disposed on a pillar of the vehicle and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a second side window glass of the vehicle that is located on a side of the second seat row;   a second pillar outlet disposed on the pillar of the vehicle and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward a third side window glass of the vehicle that is located on a side of the third seat row; and   a rear side outlet disposed on a side wall of the passenger compartment and capable of blowing the conditioned air toward an upper leg area of the passenger seated on the second seat row.   
   
   
       2 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air conditioning unit is capable of performing a cooling operation, and   in the cooling operation, the conditioned air is blown from the first roof outlet, the second roof outlet and the rear face outlet.   
   
   
       3 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air conditioning unit is capable of performing a heating operation, and   in the heating operation, the conditioned air is blown from the rear face outlet, the first rear foot outlet, the second rear foot outlet, the third rear foot outlet, the first pillar outlet, the second pillar outlet and the rear side outlet.   
   
   
       4 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air conditioning unit includes a front unit to be disposed at a front part of the passenger compartment and a rear unit to be disposed at a rear part of the passenger compartment,   the front unit is in communication with the rear face outlet and the first rear foot outlet, and   the rear unit is in communication with the first roof outlet, the second roof outlet, the second rear foot outlet, the third rear foot outlet, the first pillar outlet, the second pillar outlet and the rear side outlet.   
   
   
       5 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the rear face outlet is located on a rear face of a console disposed in the first seat row,   the second rear foot outlet is located on a floor of the passenger compartment under the second seat row,   the first pillar outlet is located on a front face of the pillar, and   the second pillar outlet is located on a rear face of the pillar.